tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post9194141488860047098..comments2024-01-16T03:21:37.695-08:00Comments on Gancho: Chabat on Juárezpchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973333514392213258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post-67656972695173206252010-02-16T06:20:10.256-08:002010-02-16T06:20:10.256-08:00There's no question that this is stuff that sh...There's no question that this is stuff that should have been done years if not decades ago. I think in there effort to highlight the social aspects of the policy, Calderón's team is probably forgetting to remind people of the law-and-order stuff a bit, which is ironic given their focus the past three years. <br /><br />One thing that's a little scary that I think one thing people ignore is that the primary actors are the drug runners, not the government. Even if the strategy is perfect, there's no guarantee that it'll make the gangs put away their weapons.pchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973333514392213258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post-62781640174084081542010-02-15T22:30:37.346-08:002010-02-15T22:30:37.346-08:00Also, as someone pointed out on Primer Plano tonig...Also, as someone pointed out on Primer Plano tonight, these kind of measures bear fruit only in the long term, at least four years,(therefore into the next sexenio) and so will not appear to be making any difference for a while. This will not lead to the citizens of Ciudad Juarez feeling any more secure and confident about their future in the short term.Paul Robertshttp://livingandworkinginmexico.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com